104 104. Empress Dowager’s tea party.

To prepare this tea party, Empress Dowager sent eunuchs to order a famous snack from Meican Hall. The owner of Meican Hall is a good friend of his second son, so knowing that the buyer of the snack was Empress Dowager, Meican Hall supplied this tea party with a big discount.

At first, they wanted to supply for free but the Empress Dowager eunuchs refused the intention because their Mistress didn't like accepting free merchandise. Their mistress did not like to use her position to pressure others unless she had to.

"Empress Dowager." Empress Song Muli bow politely at her mother in law. After a few days of staying at the Empress Dowager Palace, their stiff relationships before began to loosen a lot. Both of them used to talk together making their interaction became better than before.

"Empress, you came." Empress Dowager smile faintly at the woman her first son loved. The old woman used to dislike this woman because she came from the martial arts world while his son from Imperial Family, but after interacting with this woman for a few days, Empress Dowager came to like this simple eccentric woman.

Empress Dowager orders her maid to prepare the seat for her daughter in law. Empress Song sits at ease making the old woman deepen her smile. Looking at the woman's early pregnancy which can't be seen yet, the old woman's eyes look gentle. She can't wait for her grandchild's arrival. She already waiting for so long. She hopes today's tea party won't make trouble for the Empress pregnancy or she will punish anyone who tried to make trouble.

"Why Empress come this early? You're pregnant now, you can sleep some more."

"Ah, this daughter in law can't sleep when Empress Dowager's people look so busy preparing the tea party today."

"Oh, Is the servants too noisy for you to sleep longer?"

Empress Song shakes her head and sips the warm soup handed to her to pat her hungry stomach. After she is told to be pregnant, she doesn't get any morning sickness to make the people serving her feels glad. But she eats more than before she pregnant. After a few days of staying at Empress Dowager's place, her mother-in-law takes care of her wellbeing a lot. Empress Dowager found some chefs who can make nutritious foods for a pregnant woman.

"Alright, Empress Dowager, this daughter in law will accept your kind suggestions later." Empress smile widely at her mother in law.

"Imperial Mother."

"Emperor!"

Empress Dowager looks surprised seeing her first son come to her Palace so early. Looking at the man after greeting her walked to his wife, Empress Dowager shake her head. She never thought her first son would act like his late father toward her before.

"Have you eaten breakfast before, Emperor?"

"Not yet, Imperial Mother."

"Alright, let's eat together then. Is Yu Wang would come too?"

"Ah, this Emperor don't think so."

"Empress Dowager, Yu Wang, and his wife come." Empress Dowager head maid; Cu Yanmi's voice can be heard reporting inside the room after she went outside earlier to take some food.

Hearing that her second son had come with his wife, Jing Yuanmeng looked surprised and glance at the door unconsciously. Empress Dowager had heard about Yu Wang's new wife from the Emperor who told her about Yu Fengyao who seemed quite interested in the young wife the Emperor had arranged for Yu Fengyao. The young woman she used to hear through the rumors discovered by her head maid made Empress Dowager very curious to see the real life.

"Let them in, this Dowager want to see them both."

"Imperial Mother/Empress Dowager."

Yu Wang and his wife bow to Empress Dowager.

"Don't be too polite, come sit here. Let's eat breakfast together."

"Imperial Mother, you know us so well. The two of us came this early and wanted to accompany Imperial Mother for breakfast today."

"That's good. Prepare the utensils for them."

Empress Dowager orders the servants to prepare the utensils for her second son and his wife. While waiting for the utensils to come, Jing Yuanmeng paid attention to Su Qingyi without covering her curiosity. The young woman who became the wife of her second son looked soft and slender. Even though Su Qingyi's face did not look very beautiful like Su Mingmei, who was famous for her beauty, to Empress Dowager, Su Qingyi looked more pleasing to her.

"Imperial Mother, don't see my wife like you want to eat her. This prince's Wangfei is a shy one." Yu Fengyao looked embarrassed to see his Imperial Mother watching his wife too closely, making his wife moved closer to him because she feels nervous.